I have been looking around this forum for about 3 days now and just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Cody and I am a 23 year old guitar enthusiast. I have been researching lutherie since I was about 16 and ,after 2 solid body kits, I finally got the nerve to begin a scratch build. Due to lack of funds, I thought it would be in my best interest to start with something small so my first build was a tenor uke. Having no tools and very little woodworking experience, I went out and purchased a rough cut piece of cherry and found a very generous and extremely talented furniture maker to help with the build. He taught me a lot and he also learned a lot in the process. I thought I was hooked before the build and now I KNOW I am. The uke isn't complete yet, but it is almost there. I have had a few questions answered on another forum (ukulele underground) and it seems that everyone on this forum is just as nice so I decided to join. I plan to do a few more ukes and then move on to guitars. It's just a hobby but I love it and plan to keep building even if I have to give them away to make room for more. I'm posting a pic just to share but any advice is more than welcome. I think the bridge might be a little big.
Thanks for all you guys do to help each other. It's nice to have little communities to get advice and support from wiser builders.
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I love working with Cherry myself and have a few mandola's in process . It does look quite beefy on the bridge and fretboard . Keep up the good work , glad to have you here .